⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 64
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Khris Middleton hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jrue Holiday with the assist
Q4 0:42 · MIL 116-114 PHX
- Ties it
P.J. Tucker hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jrue Holiday with the assist
OT 1:17 · MIL 122-122 PHX
- Ties it
Khris Middleton hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jrue Holiday with the assist
OT 0:22 · MIL 127-127 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · MIL 116-116 PHX
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
OT 4:42 · MIL 116-116 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 4:25 · MIL 109-112 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 0:25 · MIL 116-122 PHX
- Lead
Mikal Bridges hit a 24-foot three jumper, Devin Booker with the assist
OT 0:25 · MIL 124-127 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:00 · MIL 127-128 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
